Wall Street Updates : It rose sharply on yesterday, elevating the S&P 500 to a humble gain for the year as Apple &Amazon led tech stocks higher.All the ten major S&P sectors ended with gains, led by a 1.34-per-cent increase in the technology sector, its powerfull performance since the start of this month.
Stocks are turning lower today as investors renew concerns over Europe's debt crisis. Amazon, however, made a splash with its latest Kindle and is expected to be a threat to Apple.
Amazon's latest tablet debut, the Kindle Fire, is being taken as a threat to investors in some of tech's biggest names from Apple to Dell. Whether the $199 offering will rob market share in the tablet market remains to be determined but some investors are already betting yes.
These four tech-stocks have been depleted by the markets recent sell-off and have yet to completely recover. Well below 52-week highs, these strong stocks could be worth a second glance at these prices.
While all of the focus has been on European and American economies, the forgotten continent has been Asia and what effect the struggling world economy would have on China's growth.
S&P futures are up 7-9 handles this morning, going for the 4th day of this rally. There isn't much new to report on the news front, which is probably why the futures are higher. Overseas markets followed the US gains, and there...
With the Fed Funds rate still sitting at 0, the central bank has had to get creative in order to find ways to try to stimulate the economy. How will the market react to 'Operation Twist'?